Researching John Cresswell
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3158 people with the Cresswell surname? In that year Cresswell was ranked number 1296 for popularity in the UK. |

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Cresswell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Cresswell and the Cresswell Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 5909 people with the Cresswell surname in the UK? Cresswell is now ranked number 1014 for popularity in the UK. |
Cresswell Family History Databases
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Cresswell Forums
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Miscellaneous Cresswell Databases
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Some Famous People called John Cresswell
John James Cresswell
John James Cresswell (1857–1944) was an English architect who practiced in Grimsby.
A son of Samuel Cresswell, master of Mapletoft Boys' School, he worked as an articled assistant and then leading assistant to James Fowler of Louth, Lincolnshire from 1877 to 1884. He then moved to Marlborough, Wiltshire to become an assistant to Charles Ponting. He passed the RIBA qualifying examination in 1892 and became an ARIBA in June 1893. He had moved back to Louth by 1888 and to Grimsby by 1892, setting up his own practice in the Victoria Chambers. In 1900 his address was 77 Victoria Street, Grimsby, where he remained until at least 1926.
Source: John James Cresswell, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cresswell
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